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Ebc. CORADO.

LAMPLIGH TER. APPLICATION VHLED MAYZS, 1919.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

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Application filed May 23,

[o allwtom'z'tmayconcern." a Be it known that I, EDWARD Cnnnnns CoRADo, a subject of the King of Great posed places, such as for. instance, on railway switches or carried about in the open air as is the case with the signal lamps used on railways.

The invention has for its object to provide a lamp lighter in which a match. may be set without being ignited and only. struck after having been introduced into the lamp where it is sheltered from the wind.

To this end the invention consists of a lamp lighter havinga match scratcher at one'end, a match carrier with means for holding the match when sprung in bearing relation with the, scratcher and. means for projecting the carrier toward the scratcher to scratch the match and hold the same while projecting beyond the scratcher.

' operated member a scratcher More specifically stated my improved lighter comprises a tubular case hav ng slidably mounted therein a nlatch carrlerwhich is adapted to be promoted to a limited extent through the case by a. spring, and; a detentpreferably. in the form of a trigger retains the carrier against movement underthe action of the spring, A manually operated releasing member engaging the spring and when operated compressing it in "rder that upon the detent being released thehm atch carrier 'will. be shot forward; that case carries at its end opposite to,"the itianually tersecting the path of the end of the match and disposed in position to cause the tip of the match to a be scratched upon it, .su'ch scratcher being adaptedto accommodate the match aszit is set in place in itS ilLJ-ifil and necessitate that such match be sprung against the scratcher.

If desired, the match carrying end of the lighter may be used with both forms of devices for projectingthe match against the *scratcher, without departing from the spirit oi myinvention. t y 1 F or :full comprehensionof my invention l reference must be hadtto the accompanying specification of. Letters Patent.

. match in place. carrier tube 9 has a pin is, the end ofwhich diagonally -1n- Patented Mar. 23., 1920.

1919. serial No. ceases.

drawings in which similar reterencechav acters indicate the same parts, and wherein: .Fignre 1 is a side elevation of my improvedlamp lighter; t

. Fig. 2 is an axial sectional View thereof Fig. 3 is a side elevation taken at right angles to Fig. 1., and illustrating the match carrier in its ro'ected." osition' and i Fig. t illustrates a SWltCll lamp with my improved lighter in use. 6

The case Z of my improved lamp-lighter is'tubfllar with one end port on partially cut away to present an opening a to accommodate the fingers when the-match is being set in place and removed. This cut-away end of the tube has a longitudinally split collar 0/1, the edges of which are cutobhqoely and circumferentially slotted as at e in order that when brought togetherthe interior of the collar will present a diagonal serrated face 7; while the end portion b" ofthe tube near the collar serves-as a guide beneath which the sulfur end of the matchis held before being scratched, as will l e ;presently shown;

A match carrier consists of a tube g within the case and carrying a'torlr itrigidly secured thereto and bent ontwardl ,while a Socket '5 forthe' butt of the ma'chis also rigidly secured at the end out" this tube.

The relative positions of these parts, them I socket, fork and guideb' butt of the match may be first inserted into the socket and rested in the fork after which the head of the match is sprung'into place,

" are such that the a bearingnpo'n the inner side of the guide 6' the opening a in the case being elongated on one side as at, 9' to permit the setting of the The opposlte end of the projects throu "h a slot on in the case and is preferably in the form of a pawl a. This pin also serves as a means for connecting one end of a helical spring" 0, the opposite end of which bears against acap p on the outer end of a tube'qadapted to be slidably can o 1 cling the tube 9, bears between the collar I I q" and a thumb rest ;0 at the end of this tube a g. The detcnt', which is in the form of a trigger is indicated at o, and it IS plvoted as at w to a collar :12 mounted rlgidly on the llO - the hand the springs 0 and my invention to finall 'thus avoiding the danger case, while its end has a tooth 11 which has the properties of a latch imparted to it by a spring w.

obtained from the fact the side of-the head of the match is scratched. Another advantage is that the match is held in place by its oWn resilience and cannot fall from the holder when the latter is inserted into the lamp, of exploding the from the holder the oil-tank. In

lamp by thematch falling in the chimney accommodation the cut-away portions 0 and j afi'ords facility for setting the match in moving it when burnt. The particular form of the serrations of the match scratching face 7 causes it to clean itself because. the particles adhering to the serrations after each match is scratched are cleared off by the particles from the ignition of the next match.

Operation.

When it is desired .to light a lamp in an exposed place the match is first sprunginto place as shown in Fig. 2.

, The device is held in the hand with the thumb resting on the thumb, and two fingers taking hold of the finger holds 8, by. closing the lamp is then opened charged end of the lainp may be lighted;'

adjoining the collar and in line with the serrated face being cut away to present an opening throng i which the end of the match may be inserted laterally; acarrier slidable within the case and he purpose of igniting the match and causing it to project lighter.

lamp lighter comprising a case in .orni ofa tube having a collar at one presenting an oblique face end,

transversely serrated, the portion of the case adjoining the collar and in line with-the serrated face being cutaway to present an opening through which the end of the match may be inserted laterally; a tube slidabl within the case and carrying a socket for the butt of the match and a fork on which the match may be sprung when inserted; means. for projecting the match carrying tube through tie case, such means consisting of lar member located between the case and the and having a thumb rest at its ular member and bearing inner tube.

3. i lamp lighter consisting cf a case with a diagonal match scratching member having obl' extending completely through'the member and means for carrying the match in tensional relation with the scratching member and whereby the match may be scratched across the serrations and held projecting beyond the lighten be prorelation with v the scratcher, and means whereby the carrier is scratch the match across the scratcher a'nd'hold the same'projecting beyond the set-atelier. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD O. CORADO.

Witnesses:

GoimoNG. Coons, WILLIAM J. C.- Hnwmsox.

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